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English Grammar MCQ
Topic English Grammar MCQ
Category Daily Quiz
Used for All Competitive Exams

 

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English Grammar MCQ

Q1. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Kick one’s heels

  • relaxing without any thoughts
  • wait impatiently to be summoned
  • to hurt oneself
  • to hit something in one’s leg

 

Q2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Fragrance

  • Taste
  • Aroma
  • Sight
  • Touch

 

Q3. Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct or indirect) of the given sentence.

She said, “I am having tea.”

  • She said that she was having tea.
  • She said that she must be having tea.
  • She said that she will be having tea.
  • She said that she could be having tea.

 

Q4. Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active or passive) form of the given sentence.

He had caught the thief.

  • The thief was caught by him.
  • The thief could have been caught by him.
  • The thief had been caught by him.
  • The thief was being caught by him.

 

Q5. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

 

  1. He was strongly influenced by Swami Vivekananda’s teachings and was known for his patriotic zeal as a student.
  2. Subhas Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897 in Cuttack, Orissa.
  3. His father Janaki Nath Bose was a famous lawyer and his mother Prabhavati Devi was a pious and religious lady.
  4. To fulfil his parents’ wishes he went to England in 1919 to compete for Indian Civil Services.

 

(a)RQPS

(b)SPQR

(c)QRPS

(d)PQSR

 

Q6. Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.

Your baby is crying, please take him.

  • Your baby is
  • crying,
  • please take

 

Q7. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

Study of the law of the flow of water and other liquids

  • Anthropology
  • Astronomy
  • Hydraulics
  • Acoustics

              

Q8. Select the antonym of Exhort.

  • Urge
  • Deter
  • Guide
  • Expect

 

Q9. Select the antonym of Accentuate.

  • Depreciate
  • Highlight
  • Appreciate
  • Connect

 

Q10. Select the most appropriate word(s) to fill in the blank.

The Gujarat High Court had in May, 2020 ________________ the Rupani administration for the “alarming number of deaths in Ahmedabad hospitals”.

  • Castigated
  • Acquitted
  • Foretold
  • Accredited

 

English Grammar Solution

 

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. Kick one’s heels – to wait or be kept waiting impatiently.

  • Use in a sentence- The whole day we kicked our heels outside the court room.
  • Option (b) portrays the same meaning as that of the given idiom & hence, it is the

correct choice.

 

S2. Ans.(b)

Sol. Fragrance– a sweet or delicate odour (as of fresh flowers, pine trees, or perfume).

  • Synonyms– redolence, pleasantness, scent, sweetness, perfume, posy,
  • Antonyms – stink, stench.
  • Option (b) portrays the same meaning as that of the given group of words & hence it is the correct choice.

Meaning of other words:

  • Taste- the sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.
  • Aroma- a distinctive, typically pleasant smell.
  • Sight- the faculty or power of seeing.
  • Touch- come into or be in contact with

S3. Ans (a)

Sol. The correct answer is option a.

The given sentence is ‘direct Speech’.

Direct Speech – Reporting the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by

him.

Indirect Speech – Reporting the message of the speaker in our own words.

The sentence thus formed is – She said that she was having tea.

 

S4. Ans (c)

Sol. The correct answer is option c.

The given sentence is of ‘Active voice’.

The sentence thus formed is – The thief had been caught by him.

 

S5. Ans (c)

Sol. The correct answer is option c.

The proper sequence is – QRPS.

 

S6. Ans (d)

Sol. The correct answer is option d.

The error lies in part (d) of the sentence.

Replace ‘Him’ with ‘it’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Young children and the lower animals are referred to as the neuter gender.

 

S7. Ans (c)

Sol. The correct answer is option c.

Hydraulics       – Study of the law of the flow of water and other liquids.

Anthropology – The science of human development

Astronomy      – Study of celestial bodies

Acoustics         – Study of sound and sound waves

Option (c) portrays the same meaning as that of the given group of words & hence it is the correct choice

 

S7. Ans (b)

Sol. The correct answer is option b.

Exhort – to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

Synonyms – encourage, press, prod, prompt, urge.

Antonyms – deter, discourage, dissuade, inhibit, restrain.

 

S9. Ans (a)

Sol. The correct answer is option a.

Accentuate – make more noticeable or prominent.

Synonyms   – emphasize, highlight, illuminate.

Antonyms   – de-emphasize, play down.

 

S10. Ans (a)

Sol. The correct answer is option a.

The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Castigated’.

Castigated – to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism.

Acquitted – to free from a charge of wrongdoing.

Foretold – predict (the future or a future event).

Accredited – (of a person, organization, or course of study) officially recognized or authorized.

 

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